Lyon County

Minnesota · FIPS 27083

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Lyon County ranks #1,940 of 3,210, and #49 of 87 in Minnesota.

Mortgage lending activity in Lyon County, Minnesota based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Lyon County, Minnesota saw 548 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 322 of those loans and denied 77, producing a denial rate of 14.1% and an approval (origination) rate of 58.8%. The average loan amount was $170,109 at an average note rate of 6.98%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 79 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.9x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.9 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

548
Applications
322
Originated
14.1%
Denial Rate
$170,109
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Lyon County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
13.4%
Top-3 share
28.9%
Book band
Balanced book

In Lyon County, lead originator Bremer Bank NA funded 13.4% of 322 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 28.9% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Lyon County's 548 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Lyon County's $170,109 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Lyon County

Bremer Bank NA funded 43 of the 322 loans originated in Lyon County, 13.4% of the county. 79 lenders reported activity here.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Bremer Bank NA 43 13.4%
2 Minnwest Bank 28 8.7%
3 United Wholesale Mortgage 22 6.8%
4 Us Bank, N.A. 20 6.2%
5 Rocket Mortgage 20 6.2%

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Lyon County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Lyon County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.